Comments on: Thomas Sullivan: CROSS LAKE, GLENN FREY & BREATHING THE SKY

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:01:16 +0000

Much appreciated. Inspiration begets inspiration in a circle. I’ll put your email address on the mailing list for my newsletter.

– Sully

By: student of eagles poetry

student of eagles poetry — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:19:55 +0000

Thank you for a great essay. Your name has been in the back of head many times as I listened to Mr. Frey’s music. I am writing a book about the poetry and the music of the Eagles and your essays are wonderfull inspiration.

- student of eagles poetry

By: Thomas Sullivan: THE MYSTIQUE & THE MISTAKE AT CROSSLAKE or GLENN FREY & SULLY ON CREATIVITY Part 2 | Storytellersunplugged

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:01:53 +0000

[...] first part of this series [ http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/thomas-sullivan-cross-lake-glenn-frey-breathing-the-sky ] appeared here two months ago after a sterling three-day weekend when Glenn & family invited [...]

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:50:15 +0000

Hey, Wayne, you’re always more than gracious to me and for that I’m grateful. But you can’t tell me I don’t see what I see in you, as do many others. To me you are a prime example of a brilliant mind with an imagination that rockets through cultural history like fluttering the pages of an encyclopedia; only cultural history hasn’t anointed you as it should have. That’s par for the course for too many great minds. But you should at least know how you are regarded by your ink bros. Take it, my man, it’s the truth. And you can’t count on the world at large to catch up on truth. Write on…

– Sully

By: Wayne Allen Sallee

Wayne Allen Sallee — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:23:17 +0000

Great post, I was there ith you guys, and don’t mention my name with the likes of Janet Berliner again. I’m minor league Iowa City, baby. The closest I can come with your insight with Mr. Frey is with Jim Steronik, from THE IDES OF MARCH, a band from nearby Berwyn. Best known for “Vehicle” and “L.A. Goodbye,” he went on to write many songs including “Eye of The Tiger” for SURVIVOR. But hearing him talk so wisttfully about 1973, man oh man. Makes the words just start flowing through my bloodstream. As do yours, Mr. Sullivan.

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:10:50 +0000

That’s it, heap some praise on me. Pretty soon I’ll be right back up to zero and actually feel redeemed as a human being.

Interesting that so many writers are musicians. Speaks to the terrible waste of being trapped inside oneself. Any exit will do for a muse, I guess. “I have no mouth and I must scream…”

– Sully

By: Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:00:15 +0000

You know I’m jealous…we’ve discussed this. I’ve had my time on stages…much smaller ones, and that music muse is a strong one…seems like it calls out to a lot of us who turned to words instead…

Loved this one…great insight, wonderful imagery.

All Sully.

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:08:16 +0000

You may not process those worlds as well as you would like, but you have them firmly in memory and imagination to the point where you can evoke them for others too. … And for other readers, may I pass along a reminder that Janet sent me privately a moment ago. The quote in my column, “I have no mouth and I must scream,” is not just an ad but is from a Harlan Ellison story and collection.

– Sully

By: Janet Berliner

Janet Berliner — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:53:54 +0000

As always, a wonderful essay. Bless you for once again giving me access to worlds I can no longer see and hear and feel and touch, and thank you for the lofty compliment to my efforts. –Janet

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:06:20 +0000

Yeah, vibe took on a whole new meaning for me, and rockin’ stage is literal. Thanks, amigo. The entertainment biz has a lot of crossover. BTW, my first contact with Glenn came through a reporter who knew I wanted to use the lyrics of “Desperado” in a novel. I’d been to the mat with Michelle Legrand and Roger Miller for a mere handful of lines, and they both wanted to hold me up for big bucks. To my utter astonishment, Glenn and Don Henley gave me permission to use all of Desperado for free! Then, next I knew, Glenn had dedicated a hit song to me in the national video which used the phrase from my novel. You can’t buy Glenn Frey, but he’ll give himself away for free. He stands on principle — and backs it to the hilt — in a way that is really remarkable in this hype-driven business. Lots of stories about that.

– Sully